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CVE-2025-22224VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

9.3 CRITICALEPSS 1.56%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

OverviewAffected ProductsReferences
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Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
9.3CRITICAL3.1vmware (CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2HIGH3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 25, 2025

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Details

CVE ID
CVE-2025-22224
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
vmware
Published
Mar 4, 2025
Last modified
2026-06-17 08:45 UTC
Weaknesses

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